Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, an epidemiologist who became a key figure during the Covid-19 pandemic, has died from brain cancer, aged 70. Image source: Facebook Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, an epidemiologist who became a key figure during Australia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has died from brain cancer, aged 70. McLaws passed in her sleep on…
The pilot and a backseater ejecting from the Russian MiG-23 during the air show in the United States. Source: Marsha Bogardus via X (Twitter) A Russian fighter jet has crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan air show in the United States at 4:15pm, Sunday (local time) during the air show’s finale. The MiG-23 fighter…
Organisers and broadcasters are expecting record-breaking audiences across Australia for the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final on Saturday afternoon. Image credit: CommBank Matildas via Facebook Organisers and broadcasters are expecting record-breaking audiences across Australia for the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final on Saturday afternoon. Channel Seven has adjusted their programming to cater for the demand…
Virgin Galactic has successfully completed the Galactic 02 mission. Image credit: Richard Branson via X (Twitter) Virgin Galactic has successfully launched the company’s first crew of tourists to the edge of space. The journey began on Thursday morning from Spaceport America in New Mexico. The mission, known as Galactic 02, was the company’s second commercial…
Man charged with two counts of murder after the bodies of his wife and baby were found in their Rockhampton home. Image credit: Tayla Cox via Facebook. A man has been charged with two counts of murder after the bodies of his wife and baby were found in their Rockhampton home. Queensland Police were called…
Commonwealth Bank, Australia’s largest retail bank, has reported a record $10.16bn in profit for the 2022-23 financial year. Image: via Wikimedia Commons Commonwealth Bank, Australia’s largest retail bank, has reported a record $10.16bn in profit for the 2022-23 financial year, 6% higher than the previous year. The bank’s increasing profit margins correlate to steep mortgage…
Rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, months after he was convicted of shooting fellow rap artist Megan Thee Stallion (pictured). Image: via Wikimedia Commons Canadian rapper Tory Lanez (born Daystar Peterson) has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, seven months after he was convicted of shooting and injuring fellow…
WA’s 2021 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act will be scrapped after just five weeks in operation, returning to the act first introduced in 1972. Image: Gypsy Denise, via Wikimedia Commons Western Australia’s 2021 Cultural Heritage Act will be scrapped after just five weeks in operation, a decision which has been welcomed by farming and industry groups…
Fire ant numbers will “surge” without further funding to help eradicate them. Source: Insects Unlocked, Wikimedia Commons. An environmental group says that funding delays may be “catastrophic” for the efforts to eradicate fire ants in south-east Queensland. Reece Pianta, a spokesperson from Invasive Species Council, said a leaked report from the Department of Agriculture and…
The bear caused a significant delay to the Iraqi Airway’s flight to Baghdad after it escaped its crate in the plane’s cargo hold. Image source: @Everything65687 (via X) Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani, has ordered an investigation into the cause of a bear’s escape from its crate in the cargo gold of a…